The SiGMA World Summit 2026 in Rome enters its exhilarating final day today, November 5, offering delegates a packed itinerary of high-level conferences, dynamic sports tournaments, and prestigious evening celebrations. Building on the massive success of the opening sessions, Day 3 brings together the industry’s foremost innovators, regulators, and operators to tackle the most pressing trends shaping the future of global iGaming.
Today’s core schedule features the final day of the Exhibition (10:00–18:00) and specialized Workshops (11:00–16:30). Sporting enthusiasts can participate in the SiGMA Grand Prix by Softswiss (10:00–17:30) and One Point by Bloko Padel (10:15–18:00), while the main Conference Rome 2026 (11:00–18:00) delivers a stellar lineup of keynote presentations and panel discussions.
Panels To Watch Today
The conference agenda features several unmissable sessions examining critical technological, regulatory, and demographic shifts:
- 11:05 – 11:40 | The New Era of Risk: AI-Driven Fraud Networks & the Intelligence Gap Brought to you by Winfinity, this panel addresses the 64% year-over-year surge in iGaming fraud and exploding deepfake threats. Speakers include Giuseppe Marino (President of European Council for Development and Compliance | President Italian-Cypriot Chamber of Commerce), Sofia Maria Cucciniello (Head of Enterprise Risk Management | Board Member, Crypto.com | FIMA), Piero di Michele (Partner, Fraud Management and Compliance, EY), Xolisile Khanyile (Chair, Global Coalition Fight Financial Crime), and Anna Efimova (CCO, Winfinity).
- 12:35 – 13:15 | From Compliance to Care: The Ultimate Player Protection Toolkit Examining how companies combine technology, data, and human support to reduce harm without eroding player trust. The panel features Laura Liehu (Senior Legal Advisor, Legal Gaming), Arshak Muradyan (Group Chief Compliance Officer, Digitain), Anna Vishnevskaya (Head of Digital, EGT Italia), Simon Westbury (Strategic Advisor, 1xBet), and Lissa Mencía (Director General of Lottery & Gaming Operations, LOTO Honduras).
- 13:45 – 14:10 | What Will Define the Market in 2027? Exploring macroeconomic shifts, geopolitical events, AI-driven solutions, and next-generation trading infrastructure. Speakers include Avramis Despotis (Founder & CEO, Tradepedia; Co-Founder, Edamame), Alex Douedari (Founder & Strategy Lead, DARI Strategy), and Hon. Noora Fagerström (Member of Parliament, Finland).
- 14:30 – 15:00 | Women in Betting: The Industry’s Most Ignored Growth Segment Brought to you by Delulu, this session explores how betting products can better serve female participants. Featuring Bill Pascrell, III, Esq. (Partner, Princeton Public Affairs Group), Alina Avekse Mathiasen (CPO, DELULU Gaming), Viki Vitanyi (Head of Account Management, BETBY), Silvia Paleari (Head of Corporate Affairs, IBIA), and Serge Chido (CMO, Orobet).
- 15:05 – 15:20 | Keynote – Sweepstakes Under One Lens: What the Data Tells Us Alexandre Tomic (Founder, Alea) analyzes proprietary data spanning 28 months, covering 2 million players, 56.6 million sessions, 3 billion bets, and €3.8 billion in bet volume to evaluate the evolving sweepstakes landscape.
- 15:20 – 15:50 | The Skills Gap After AI: What Will iGaming Hire For Now and Next? A deep dive into AI fluency, adaptability, reputation-based hiring, and career progression. Speakers include Christopher Grech Bonett (Owner & Founder, R77), Margo Markalova (Head of International Recruitment, LENKEP HR Agency), Guy Barel (Co-Founder & CEO, Canditech), Anastasiia Karmazina (CHRO, MEGAFAIR), Felipe Pastenes (CEO, Miela), and Kim Yazdi (Senior Gaming & Regulatory Analyst, Tal Ron, Drihem & co.).
Evening Networking And Awards
As the conference proceedings conclude, delegates will transition into high-level evening networking. Proceedings continue with Networking Drinks (15:00–18:00), the Satoshkin Meetup (18:00–22:00), and culminate in the glamorous SiGMA Italia Awards (20:00–00:00), celebrating excellence across the Italian and international gaming sectors.
